diff --git a/src/entities/repos/institutions_repo.py b/src/entities/repos/institutions_repo.py
index b4820e5..8605ce6 100644
--- a/src/entities/repos/institutions_repo.py
+++ b/src/entities/repos/institutions_repo.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ async def get_institutions(
             .limit(count)
             .offset(page * count)
         )
-        if leis:
+        if leis is not None:
             stmt = stmt.filter(FinancialInstitutionDao.lei.in_(leis))
         elif d := domain.strip():
             search = "%{}%".format(d)
diff --git a/src/routers/institutions.py b/src/routers/institutions.py
index 2ef1297..78b5d5b 100644
--- a/src/routers/institutions.py
+++ b/src/routers/institutions.py
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ async def create_institution(
 async def get_associated_institutions(request: Request):
     user: AuthenticatedUser = request.user
     email_domain = get_email_domain(user.email)
-    if not user.institutions:
-        return []
     associated_institutions = await repo.get_institutions(request.state.db_session, user.institutions)
     return [
         FinanicialInstitutionAssociationDto(
diff --git a/tests/api/routers/test_institutions_api.py b/tests/api/routers/test_institutions_api.py
index 3fe1bcd..dd6d706 100644
--- a/tests/api/routers/test_institutions_api.py
+++ b/tests/api/routers/test_institutions_api.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def test_get_associated_institutions(
     def test_get_associated_institutions_with_no_institutions(
         self, app_fixture: FastAPI, auth_mock: Mock, get_institutions_mock: Mock
     ):
-        get_institutions_mock.return_value = None
+        get_institutions_mock.return_value = []
         claims = {
             "name": "test",
             "preferred_username": "test_user",
@@ -191,5 +191,5 @@ def test_get_associated_institutions_with_no_institutions(
         client = TestClient(app_fixture)
         res = client.get("/v1/institutions/associated")
         assert res.status_code == 200
-        get_institutions_mock.assert_not_called()
+        get_institutions_mock.assert_called_once_with(ANY, [])
         assert res.json() == []